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What is a soft of chewed food ready to be swallowed?
A soft mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is known as
What is the medical term used to described the mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed?
The medical term for the mass of chewed food ready to be swallowed is "bolus."
8 steps to get food from mouth to stomach?
# The food is chewed up and moistened with saliva to become a bolus, or a rounded mass of food. # The bolus is pushed to the back of the mouth by the tongue and the cheeks. # The soft palate and pendant uvula seal off the nasal cavity. # The tip of the tongue pushes up against the top of the mouth while the base of the tongue pushes the food down, and the sides of the pharynx contract. # The hyoid bone and the larynx are elevated. # The bolus pushes down on the epiglottis, which blocks the trachea. # A contraction of the pharynx pushes the bolus into the esophagus, past the larynx. # Another wave of contractions pushes the bolus through the esophagus to the stomach. The muscles of the neck and throat then relax and return to their normal breathing position
What is food called when swallowed?
When swallowed, food is referred to as a bolus. This is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that travels down the esophagus to the stomach for further digestion.
A portion of food swallowed at one time is called a?
bolus
A bolus is an?
a mass of food that has been chewed and is ready to be swallowed
What is a food ball that is prepared in the mouth and swallowed?
a bolus
How do you know if you swallowed strep throat bacteria?
if you get strep throat then you probably swallowed the strep throat bacteria
How does bolus move its way through the body?
the bolus is formed by chemwing food. it is swallowed and muscles in your throat push it down the esophagus past a valve into your stomach. once there the bolus disintegrates and digestion begins.
What is a bolus full of food?
A bolus is a compact mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that is ready to be swallowed. It forms in your mouth during the chewing process before being pushed down the esophagus and into the stomach for digestion.
What is the chewed up wad of food?
The chewed up wad of food is commonly referred to as a bolus. It is a mass formed in the mouth when food is chewed and mixed with saliva, making it easier to swallow and digest. The bolus is then pushed to the back of the throat and swallowed, entering the esophagus for further digestion.
What does Saliva do while you eat?
it's forms the food into Bolus which is then swallowed
